South Carolina is the southern portion of the original 1629 land grant made by England's King Charles I, which was named in his honor (Carolus is Latin for Charles). Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic, wealthy society that was dependent on black slave labor. One of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina was first formed in 1729 when the Carolina colony was divided in two to form North and South Carolina. The attack on Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor launched the Civil War. Today, South Carolina is a growing research center and banking state. South Carolina has retained many features of the South of pre-Civil War days. Graceful buildings, erected before the war, stand in Charleston, Beaufort and other cities. Large plantations, which were once the backbone of the South's economy, still remain in parts of South Carolina. The state's mountains, seashores and historic sites make the state an ideal vacationland
Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
Capital City:Columbia Nickname:Palmetto State Motto:Prepared in Soul and Resources Statehood:May 23, 1788 (8th) Land Area: 30,111 sq. mi., 40th largest Bird: Great Carolina Wren Flower: Yellow Jessamine Tree: Cabbage Palmetto Song: Carolina
Source: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/southcarolina.html
Population & Cities
Population: 4,479,800 Largest City:Columbia Second Largest City:Charleston Persons Per Square Mile:133
South Carolina
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About South Carolina
South Carolina is the southern portion of the original 1629 land grant made by England's King Charles I, which was named in his honor (Carolus is Latin for Charles). Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic, wealthy society that was dependent on black slave labor. One of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina was first formed in 1729 when the Carolina colony was divided in two to form North and South Carolina. The attack on Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor launched the Civil War. Today, South Carolina is a growing research center and banking state. South Carolina has retained many features of the South of pre-Civil War days. Graceful buildings, erected before the war, stand in Charleston, Beaufort and other cities. Large plantations, which were once the backbone of the South's economy, still remain in parts of South Carolina. The state's mountains, seashores and historic sites make the state an ideal vacationland
Source: http://usa.usembassy.de/southcarolina.htm
Symbols of South Carolina
Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
Source: http://www.50states.com/flag/scflag.htm
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State Facts
Capital City: Columbia
Nickname: Palmetto State
Motto: Prepared in Soul and Resources
Statehood: May 23, 1788 (8th)
Land Area: 30,111 sq. mi., 40th largest
Bird: Great Carolina Wren
Flower: Yellow Jessamine
Tree: Cabbage Palmetto
Song: Carolina
Source: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/southcarolina.html
Population & Cities
Population: 4,479,800
Largest City: Columbia
Second Largest City: Charleston
Persons Per Square Mile: 133
Source: http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/south_carolina.html
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